Gas-lighter.



No. 698,427. Patented Apr. 29,1902. H

E. D.` ANDERSN.

GASLIGHTER.

(Application med July 2, V19mg (No Model.)

' sorbing gas and becoming suiiiciently heated lUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

-OF NEWr YORK, N. Y.

GAS-LIGHTER.

SPECFICA\E10N forming part of Letters Patent N o. 698,427, dated April 29, 1902. Application ned Juiyz, 1901. serial No. 66,834. (No model.) A

To @ZZ whoml it may qoncern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST D. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Gas-Lighters, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to gas-lighters, particularly of the kind adapted for attachment to burners and in which there is used a substance or pellet which has the property of abby this absorption to cause an ignition of the gas.

The object of my invention is to provide a cap or attachment adapted for use in connection with any gas-burner which will be simple, durable, and which particularly will be so constructed that the user cannot fail to puton the attachment in the proper position.

The invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty pointed out in the appended'claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a side elevation of a burner provided with my improved attachment. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation thereof on line 2 2 of Fig. 5. Fig. 3 is an elevation seen from the opposite side to that shown in Fig. l. Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional plans on line 4 5 of Fig. 2, showing my improved attachment applied to burners of all forms; and Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the attachment applied t a burner of the form shown in Fig. 5.

The improved attachment comprises a body A, which is of the shape of approximately a half-cylinder and has connected with it on the opposite side a spring-tongue A', which when the attachment is separate from the burner ranges obliquely toward the lower end of the body A, .so that said tongue exerts suffcient pressure to hold the attachment inr place on a burner of any shape or size. The lower end of the tongue is preferably bent outward, as shown at A2, to facilitate its ma` nipulation. In order to positively determine the position of the body A and of the entire structure forming my attachment, the upper part A3 is formed cylindrically and is sur-` mounted by a cap A4, it being understood that ashoulder is formed between the cylindrical portion and the spherical cap. This shoulder forms a stop against which the upper end of a square burner abuts, and it thus is impossible to give the attachment a wrong position if the simple instructionsare followed that the attachment should be slipped over the Vend of the spiral B through straps A7, formed by bending portions of the body A outwardly. The other end of the spiral B2 carries any suitable catalytic substance or ignitin g substance 7`o D, preferably supported on a carbon block C. The particular substance used forms no part of myinvention. Theinward movement `of the arm B2 is limited by the projection A,

struck up from the cap A4 at the slit A5.

In applying the attachment to a round burnerE3, Fig. 5, having the customary slit E4, the slot A5 should be placed parallel with'the slit E4. When a so-called square burner E, withaperture E', is used, Fig. 4, the aper- 8o tures should be placed crosswise of the slot A5.

It will be understood that when the gascock is opened the catalytic substance D will become heated by absorption and will ignite the gas in the well-known manner. The heat 85 being communicated to the spiral B, the latter will expand, causing the arm B2 to swing outward, as indicated by the arrow, thus carrying the igniting substance D away from the iame, and thus preserving it from car- 9o bonization and other deteriorating influences. When the gas is turned od, the spiral being no longer heated will contract, thus swinging the igniting substance D back into position for the next action. The lug A6 forms a stop 95 for the' arm B2 and prevents too strong a contraction of the spiral.

The proper adjustment of the cap,as already stated, should be made in such a mannerthat the slot A5 is placed parallel with the slits of rco the burners or parallel with the plane of the iiame. If the cap is iixed on the burner in any other position, my invention will operate in the same manner as it operates when the cap is properly adjusted by reason of the fact rthat the pill C is fastened at an angle to the Y y be speedily called by this means to shift the' XO' cap to the proper position. `I claim as my inventionf 1. A lighting attachment for gas-burners comprising a body arranged to embrace the burner, an apertured cap at the upper end of said body', the cap and body forming together a shoulder to limit the downward movement of the attachment, and an igniting substance carried by said attachment.

2. A lighting attachment for gas-burners comprising a body arranged to contact with the burner, a spring-tongue arranged at the opposite side to the said body, a cap connected with the upper ends of the body and ofthe tongue, said cap being apertured for the passage of gas and a lighting substance carried by the attachment.

3. In a gas-lighter, the combination ofthe supporting-body with a spiral having its inner end extended outwardly beyond the coils lengthwise of lthe body and fastened thereto, the coils being arranged in front of said end, and a lighting substance carried by the outer end of the spiral.

et. In a gaslightin g attachment for burners the combination of a slitted cap and means for attaching it to the burner with a spiral secured to said cap, alightingsubstance carried by the spiral and a stop to limit the movement of that part of the spiral which carries the lighting substance.

5. In a gas-lighter, the combination of the supporting-body having portions bent outwardly to form straps, with a spiral having its inner end extended through said straps and its coils arranged in front of said inner end, and a lighting substance carried by the outer end ofthe spiral.

ERNEST D. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

HENRY M. TURK, HANS v. BRrEsEN. 

